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[[Image:Italy 1891 50 lire S18-2467q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2467]] | [[Image:Italy 1891 50 lire S18-2467q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2467]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2467 in Sincona sale 18 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2467 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 8,000 (about US$10,541 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''50 Lire 1891. Rom. Vorzüglich-FDC.'' (kingdom of [[Italy]], Umberto I, fifty lire of 1891, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This rare type is listed for three dates: 1884, 1888 and 1891. It was struck to the standard of a French [[France 1878-A 50 francs|fifty francs d'or]]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 414. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 414. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 16.12 g, .900 fine gold, .466 troy oz AGW, this specimen 16.12 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 16.12 g, 0.900 fine gold, .466 troy oz AGW, this specimen 16.12 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Pag. 574. Schl. 62. Fr-20, KM 25. | ''Catalog reference:'' Pag. 574. Schl. 62. Fr-20, KM 25. | ||
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* Gigante, Fabio, ''Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed.'' Varese, Italy, 2015. | * Gigante, Fabio, ''Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed.'' Varese, Italy, 2015. | ||
* Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014. | * Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. |
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2467 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 8,000 (about US$10,541 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"50 Lire 1891. Rom. Vorzüglich-FDC. (kingdom of Italy, Umberto I, fifty lire of 1891, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This rare type is listed for three dates: 1884, 1888 and 1891. It was struck to the standard of a French fifty francs d'or.
Recorded mintage: 414.
Specification: 16.12 g, 0.900 fine gold, .466 troy oz AGW, this specimen 16.12 g.
Catalog reference: Pag. 574. Schl. 62. Fr-20, KM 25.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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